Original photos from February 2012.
During our trip to El Salvador in 2012, we visited a coffee farm in Ataco. The El Carmen Estate has been producing coffee for over four generations, so we were excited to do a tour. Even during high season, we had the entire estate to ourselves, giving us a chance to take our time, learn about the trade, snap some photos, and taste the coffee.
Original photos from February 2012.
Planning for the next year has Alex & I reminiscing about past travels, and has me wanting to share some old photos. In 2012, we flew to El Salvador to attend a former colleague’s wedding, along with our friends Boris & Mui. We had the opportunity to stay at the beautiful beachside resort Las Veraneras Resort in Los Cobanos, thanks to Manu & Lili, but after the wedding we were itching to explore the more rural parts of Sonsonate. Here are a few of the fun things we did during that short trip:
Original photos from June 2013.
I had a quick trip to the south of France [in 2013], spending just 48 hours exploring Montpellier alone before Mui & Boris’s amazing château wedding in Brissac. (Alex flew in to officiate the wedding, and was only in France for a record 72 hours! Crazy.) Montpellier is a quaint city filled with young university students and summer tourists, so there was a lot of energy in the streets, especially leading up to Fête de la Musique. Though the eighth largest city in France, it is so small that I ran into the groom at the airport, and when I met with Bogee for lunch before heading to Brissac, we were randomly stopped by Yu-Jung, who was people-watching from a cafe in front of the opera house. Here are a few highlights from my short stay in the city center:
It was my first visit to Montpellier, so I had an amazing time. The only disappointment was that Les Bains de Montpellier was booked for lunch, so I recommend making a reservation if you want to dine there. Anyway, here are my favorite photos from the short trip.
